The Board denied an extraschedular evaluation for the Veteran's asbestos-related pulmonary disease, finding that the available schedular evaluations adequately considered his symptoms and did not demonstrate a marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed no hospitalizations or significant interference with employment due to the Veteran's chest pain associated with his asbestos-related pulmonary disease.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1145735
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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